03 - Feb -

55 years of service at Bush Tyres – Ken Nicholson

Article written by Bush Tyres

Congratulations to Ken Nicholson who, in January 2020,
surpassed 55 years of continued service to B.A Bush & Son Ltd.

In the last 55 years, Ken has worked for four generations ofthe Bush family, starting with company founder Benjamin Arthur Bush & thenhis son Ivor Bush to present day directors, Nigel Bush (Ivor’s son) &Nigel’s two sons, Ben & Tom Bush.

Ken joined B A Bush & Son Ltd (Bush Tyres) in 1965working as a tyre fitter in Horncastle, Bush Tyres current head officelocation.

Bush Tyres Horncastle - Back in the day

Bush Tyres Horncastle - 2019

In his long running career, Ken has made a lot of friendsboth inside & outside of the industry, partly due to his outgoing nature& friendly smile but also because of the wealth of knowledge he has in thetyre industry.

Ken has held a variety of key positions within the companyduring his 55 years of service, which included running two depots (Skegness & Spilsby) and still holds an active role of fleetmanagement for our commercial operations

Ken on his Honda VFR - 1999

As well as fleet operation work, Ken likes to keep a hands-on approach with his love of anything mechanical, a talent that greatly assists our fleetof vehicles and service equipment today.

55 years of continued service to Bush Tyres 

Thank you for all your hard work over the years Ken,
we hope you have no intention of retiring any time soon.

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